84A.1B  Duties of the workforce development board.
  The workforce development board shall do all of the following:
  1.  Develop and coordinate the implementation of a twenty-year comprehensive workforce development plan of specific goals, objectives, and policies for the state. This plan shall be updated annually and revised as necessary. All other state agencies involved in workforce development activities and the regional advisory boards for workforce development shall annually submit to the board for its review and potential inclusion in the plan their goals, objectives, and policies.
  2.  Prepare a five-year strategic plan for state workforce development to implement the specific comprehensive goals, objectives, and policies of the state. All other state agencies involved in workforce development activities and the regional advisory boards for workforce development shall annually submit to the board for its review and potential inclusion in the strategic plan their specific strategic plans and programs. The five-year strategic plan for state workforce development shall be updated annually.
  3.  Develop a method of evaluation of the attainment of goals and objectives from pursuing the policies of the five-year and twenty-year plans.
  4.  Implement the requirements of chapter 73.
  5.  Approve the budget of the department of workforce development related to workforce development as prepared by the director.
  6.  Establish guidelines, procedures, and policies for the awarding of grants for workforce development services by the department of workforce development.
  7.  Review grants or contracts awarded by the department of workforce development, with respect to the department’s adherence to the guidelines and procedures and the impact on the five-year strategic plan for workforce development.
  8.  Make recommendations concerning the use of federal funds received by the department of workforce development with respect to the five-year and twenty-year workforce development plans.
  9.  Adopt all necessary rules related to workforce development recommended by the director prior to their adoption pursuant to chapter 17A.
96 Acts, ch 1186, §10; 2001 Acts, ch 24, §22